A twin pair of komainu (construable as "Korean dog" [1]) or two shishi ("lion")/ karajishi ("Chinese lion") are the typical stone-made creatures associated with gatekeeping on Shinto shrine grounds. [2][3] The dog and lion pairs are seen as interchangeable. [1]

…called komainu (“Korean dogs”) or karajishi (“Chinese lions”) are placed in front of a shrine. Originally they served to protect the sacred buildings from evil and defilements. After the 9th century they were used for ornamental purposes on ceremonial occasions at the Imperial Court and later came to be used…

2024年9月12日 · Oni are the the demons and devils of Japanese art. They are typically depicted as being largely humanoid minus their claws, fangs, horns, and often vibrantly colored skin. Oni are frequently illustrated as wearing loin cloths and wielding weapons such as katanas and kanabō — massive, studded clubs. These little demons are the harbingers of ...

In this domestic scene, an oversize freestanding screen features a “Chinese lion” (karajishi), monstrous in size but completely lacking in ferocity, scratches its head with its hind paw while holding a large white peony in its mouth.

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Because Japanese artists never saw the real beast, lion depictions were increasingly stylized and came to be called karajishi. The lion was a favorite motif used to decorate screens and doors in mansions and castles during the Momoyama and early Edo periods, as seen in the huge folding screens of The Lions, Karajishi-zu byoubu 唐獅子図 ...

painting by Kanō Eitoku (Museum: Museum of the Imperial Collections)

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The Kanōha group is the largest gaha (group of painters) in Japanese art history, and was active for about 400 years from the middle of the Muromachi period (15th century) to the end of the Edo period (19th century) as a group of expert painters that consistently dominated the art world.

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